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Description

This data set contains return energy waveform data over Alaska and Western Canada measured by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter. The data were collected as part of NASA's Terrestrial Ecology Program campaign, the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE).

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
AIRCRAFT ,
B-200 ,
C-130 ,
DC-8 ,
G-V ,
HU-25C ,
P-3B ,
RQ-4
Instruments
ALTIMETERS ,
LASERS ,
LVIS
Projects
ABoVE
Spatial Extent

N: 72 S: 48 E: -104 W: -158

Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
ALASKA ,
CANADA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2017-06-29 to 2017-07-17
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3151579815-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1051
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Sensor Counts

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2018). ABoVE LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/UMRAWS57QAFU Date Accessed: 2026-08-16

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The ABoVE L-band and P-band airborne synthetic aperture radar surveys Miller, Charles E., Griffith, Peter C., Hoy, Elizabeth, Pinto, Naiara S., Lou, Yunling, Hensley, Scott, Chapman, Bruce D., Baltzer, Jennifer, Bakian-Dogaheh, Kazem, Bolton, W. Robert, Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura, Chen, Richard H., Choe, Byung-Hun, Clayton, Leah K., Douglas, Thomas A., French, Nancy, Holloway, Jean E., Hong, Gang, Huang, Lingcao, Iwahana, Go, Jenkins, Liza, Kimball, John S., Loboda, Tatiana, Mack, Michelle, Marsh, Philip, Michaelides, Roger J., Moghaddam, Mahta, Parsekian, Andrew, Schaefer, Kevin, Siqueira, Paul R., Singh, Debjani, Tabatabaeenejad, Alireza, Turetsky, Merritt, Touzi, Ridha, Wig, Elizabeth, Wilson, Cathy J., Wilson, Paul, Wullschleger, Stan D., Yi, Yonghong, Zebker, Howard A., Zhang, Yu, Zhao, Yuhuan, Goetz, Scott J. Burned Area, Vegetation Species, Forests, Fire Occurrence, Soil Classification, Tree Rings, Soil Depth, Carbon, Topographic Effects, Terrain Elevation, Dew Point Temperature, Alpine/Tundra, Humidity, Active Layer, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Wind Speed, Wildfires, Vegetation Cover, Soil Temperature, Wind Direction, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Dominant Species, Sensor Counts, Litter Characteristics, Organic Matter, Surface Roughness, Forest Fire Science, Biomass, Emissions, Lakes/Reservoirs, Rivers/Streams, Radar Backscatter, RADAR IMAGERY, Soil Texture, Cation Exchange Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Porosity, Permafrost, Aerosol Particle Properties, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Flight Data Logs, SIGMA NAUGHT, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Rivers/Stream, Infrared Imagery, Lake/Pond, Surface Water Features
Phenology and Plant Functional Type Link Optical Properties of Vegetation Canopies to Patterns of Vertical Vegetation Complexity Jurayj, Duncan, Bowers, Rebecca, Fayne, Jessica V. Aquatic Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soils, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, 24 Hour Precipitation Amount, Snow Water Equivalent, Vapor Pressure, Shortwave Radiation, Reflectance, Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Vegetation Height, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Forests, Vegetation Cover, Alpine/Tundra, Dominant Species, Plant Phenology, Land Use/Land Cover, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Sensor Counts
An overview of ABoVE airborne campaign data acquisitions and science opportunities Miller, C E, Griffith, P C, Goetz, S J, Hoy, E E, Pinto, N, McCubbin, I B, Thorpe, A K, Hofton, M, Hodkinson, D, Hansen, C, Woods, J, Larson, E, Kasischke, E S, Margolis, H A VISIBLE IMAGERY, Infrared Imagery, Surface Water Features, Forests, Vegetation, Methane, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Permafrost, Alpine/Tundra, Lakes/Reservoirs, Rivers/Streams, Wetlands, Radar Backscatter, Terrain Elevation, Aerosol Particle Properties, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Vegetation Cover, Sensor Counts
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